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Matthew E. Zimmerman

Examiner (ID: 18497, Phone: (571)270-5278 , Office: P/3684 )

Most Active Art Unit
3684
Art Unit(s)
3625, 3684, 3688, 3683
Total Applications
740
Issued Applications
442
Pending Applications
33
Abandoned Applications
278

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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19/255827
SYSTEM FOR VIRTUAL AGENTS TO HELP CUSTOMERS AND BUSINESSES Jun 29, 2025 Pending
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19/255827
SYSTEM FOR VIRTUAL AGENTS TO HELP CUSTOMERS AND BUSINESSES Jun 29, 2025 Pending
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18/676471
System for virtual agents to help customers and businesses May 27, 2024 Issued
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18/429013
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING ITEMS FOR SALE Jan 30, 2024 Pending
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18/429013
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING ITEMS FOR SALE Jan 30, 2024 Pending
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18/429013
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING ITEMS FOR SALE Jan 30, 2024 Pending
Array ( [id] => 18926125 [patent_doc_number] => 20240029129 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-01-25 [patent_title] => Systems and Methods of Customizing Heel Cushioning in Articles of Footwear [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/480767 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-10-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 19519 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -18 [patent_words_short_claim] => 75 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18480767 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/480767
Systems and Methods of Customizing Heel Cushioning in Articles of Footwear Oct 3, 2023 Pending
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18/479746
DIGITAL RECIPE LIBRARY AND NETWORK WITH FOOD IMAGE RECOGNITION SERVICES Oct 1, 2023 Pending
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18/479746
DIGITAL RECIPE LIBRARY AND NETWORK WITH FOOD IMAGE RECOGNITION SERVICES Oct 1, 2023 Pending
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18/475867
ELECTRONIC BOOKSHELF SYSTEM Sep 26, 2023 Pending
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18/465186
System for virtual agents to help customers and businesses Sep 11, 2023 Issued
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18/207632
PERSONALIZED RECOMMENDATION OF RECIPES INCLUDING ITEMS OFFERED BY AN ONLINE CONCIERGE SYSTEM BASED ON EMBEDDINGS FOR A USER AND FOR STORED RECIPES Jun 7, 2023 Pending
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18/203960
METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION May 30, 2023 Abandoned
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18/203960
METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION May 30, 2023 Abandoned
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18/298832
RULES ENGINE, SUCH AS FOR PURCHASE REQUEST MANAGEMENT Apr 10, 2023 Pending
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18/296335
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING A NEW PORTION OF A PHOTO PRODUCT DESIGN BASED ON USER INPUT PORTION Apr 4, 2023 Pending
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18/128148
Systems and methods for identifying item substitutions Mar 28, 2023 Issued
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18/190423
INTEGRATION PLATFORM FOR INTERFACING WITH THIRD PARTY CHANNELS Mar 26, 2023 Pending
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18/125086
AGENT SYSTEM FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY SERVICING MULTIPLE CUSTOMER DEVICES Mar 21, 2023 Pending
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18/123430
Method, medium, and system for social media-based recommendations Mar 19, 2023 Issued
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